The Midwestern United States is referred to as the nation's breadbasket because it is where the majority of the nation's cereal crops are grown. The southern portions of the Midwest are referred to as the "wheat belt" because of the large amounts of wheat grown there. Corn, barley, and other grains also are grown in large quantities.
"The Midwest receives the nickname of "breadbasket" because of the abundant cereal crops it produces for the United States and the world; these crops include wheat, corn and oats. The history of staple cereal crop production in the Midwest dates back to the 1700s. The fertile soils of the Midwestern states and availability of cheap, abundant land proved suitable for launching a large-scale farming effort, ultimately leading to high volume production of predictable and reliable crops" credit to google put it in ur own word
